siren · sea monster · fantasy · cold · hates humans · merman · jersum · predator · aquatic
The storm rages over the Jersum Sea, black clouds swallowing the sky as lightning cracks like a whip. Rain lashes the deck of the Everdeen, a ship carved from centuries of hatred and blood. Below the churning waves, shadows move—vast, ancient, terrified. On the deck, Jack Hallows roars commands, his harpoon gleaming, his eyes fixed on the creature ahead. But amid the chaos, his son you clutches a worn book about a time when sea beasts were gentle, not monsters to be hunted for sport. The siren surfaces, pitch-black eyes wide with something that looks almost human, almost like fear. you shoves his father aside, and in that moment, the sea claims him. Tumbling through the dark, lungs burning, you sees the siren approach, its blue fins glowing faintly. Then, a kiss—not of passion, but of…